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- Title
Nar Meyvesi (Punica granatum L.) ile Farklı Nar Ürünlerinin Antioksidan Özellikleri.
- Authors
Ergin, Sema Özmert
- Abstract
Fruits are rich sources of natural antioxidants that prevent oxidation in cells. Pomegranate fruits (Punica granatum L.), rich in minerals, vitamins and phenolic substances, have also high antioxidant activity. The increase in cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases is often associated with insufficient or improper nutrition. Since antioxidant production in the body slows down in especially older ages, immunity should be strengthened by consuming foods with high antioxidant activity. Many functions of the pomegranate fruits such as antiproliferative, antimicrobial, antiviral and antiaging are known besides their antioxidant activity. In this study, the antioxidant properties of pomegranate fruits, flowers, seeds and seed oil as well as pomegranate products such as fruit juice, vinegar, wine and molasses are reviewed while nutritional and commercial values of pomegranate fruits are presented. Antioxidant activity is high in pomegranate arils with seeds, pomegranate juices obtained by pressing with peels, pomegranate molasses, which is a concentrate form of pomegranate juice. Antioxidant activity decreases in pomegranate vinegar and wine, which are fermented products of pomegranates.
- Subjects
POMEGRANATE; OIL wells; POMEGRANATE juice; NUTRITIONAL value; FRUIT; JUICERS; FRUIT juices
- Publication
Academic Food Journal / Akademik GIDA, 2019, Vol 17, Issue 2, p243
- ISSN
1304-7582
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24323/akademik-gida.613590